Detroit Informer

Sherri Welch – United Way for Southeastern Michigan said it has raised $ 35.1 million in its 2012-2013 annual workplace and individual giving campaign, up 11 percent from the amount it raised last year. Full News here – Crain’s Detroit Business – Latest News

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Central Michigan University’s board of trustees on Thursday approved a 2.47 percent undergraduate tuition increase for the 2013-14 academic year. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Aaron Robinson: Battling Government, Detroit Bridge Raises National Issues The Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit with Windsor, Ontario, is a hoary junkyard dog of old infrastructure. Built by private investors hoping to reap fortunes from its tolls, its 7500 feet of strung cable, suspended concrete, and latticework-steel … Full News here – Read more on Car [...]

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The 2013 North American International Auto Show Charity Preview raised nearly $ 4 million for Metro Detroit charities. NAIAS officials Saturday reported that the black-tie event, presented by Charter One and RBS Citizens, raised $ 3.92 million for nine childrens charities. Full News here – Detroit Business News

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Tom Henderson – Ann Arbor-based NanoBio Corp. announced today that it has closed on an $ 11 million round of venture capital funding from existing investors to continue several development programs. Full News here – Crain’s Detroit Business – News Feeds

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A proposal that would end Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s tax-exempt status and transform the organization from a charitable trust of the state to a customer-owned nonprofit is making headway in Lansing, but not without critics trying to step in the path of the legislation to overhaul Michigan’s largest health insurer. Full News here [...]

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A proposal that would end Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s tax-exempt status and transform the organization from a charitable trust of the state to a customer-owned nonprofit is making headway in Lansing … Full News here – Click On Detroit News

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Oakland University administrators and faculty reached a tentative agreement on a new contract Friday that includes across-the-board pay increases, merit pay adjustments and benefit restructuring. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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Awesomely underrated rock ‘n’ roll band Warrior Soul, featuring Detroit’s Kory Clarke, is preparing to release new album Stiff Middle Finger. Warrior Soul has long been a City Slang fave. In a feature on Clarke last year, we said that “In New York, Clarke formed Warrior Soul and signed to Geffen Records. The band went [...]

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9-year-old's lemonade stand raises over 00 for Detroit parks Detroit's Joshua Smith, 9, just wanted to play in the park in the summer. But Detroit, you might have heard, is a little short on cash right now, and one of the consequences of that budget gap is that parks like the one in Smith's neighborhood [...]

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AUBURN HILLS (AP) —Oakland University has decided to raise tuition 2.96 percent for the coming school year.School trustees approved the tuition rate Monday when they adopted a yearly budget. Full News here – Crain’s Detroit Business – News Feeds

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Oakland University undergraduate students who are residents of Michigan can expect to see tuition increase 2.96 percent, following action Monday by the board of trustees. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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